The following solvers are used as references for the NITCH calculations in this month. The time indicated is their average solving time for error-free puzzles during the prior six months. The solvers average NITCH for each day of week is also shown, with the number of solutions for that day.
| Rank | Solver | Solutions used | Average time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magoo | 24438 | 05:59 | 74 (11) | 88 (17) | 113 (14) | 100 (19) | 115 (17) |
| 2 | Eamon Ryan | 28287 | 06:22 | 83 (16) | 101 (17) | 92 (16) | 89 (14) | 123 (21) |
| 3 | Jason | 39418 | 06:42 | 78 (21) | 99 (22) | 98 (22) | 104 (22) | 119 (21) |
| 4 | Nathan Panning | 18334 | 07:16 | 86 (10) | 114 (10) | 99 (11) | 101 (10) | 98 (11) |
| 5 | verlaine | 52027 | 07:20 | 78 (26) | 94 (26) | 100 (24) | 103 (26) | 122 (26) |
| 6 | escat49 | 47248 | 07:25 | 91 (24) | 92 (23) | 105 (21) | 100 (23) | 110 (25) |
| 7 | mistigris | 49161 | 07:48 | 77 (21) | 92 (23) | 102 (22) | 102 (24) | 119 (25) |
| 8 | aphis99 | 59131 | 08:29 | 75 (22) | 99 (26) | 108 (26) | 100 (26) | 111 (26) |
| 9 | hilarym | 39890 | 08:59 | 81 (21) | 96 (15) | 110 (17) | 96 (16) | 120 (15) |
| 10 | asaldanha | 58184 | 09:30 | 74 (24) | 96 (23) | 105 (17) | 99 (24) | 124 (24) |
| 11 | Midas | 67748 | 09:34 | 80 (25) | 94 (26) | 106 (26) | 99 (25) | 117 (26) |
| 12 | richard | 47815 | 09:50 | 82 (19) | 99 (19) | 97 (19) | 114 (17) | 108 (17) |
| 13 | AlanS | 71585 | 10:06 | 78 (26) | 98 (26) | 108 (25) | 101 (26) | 114 (25) |
| 14 | chindit | 69622 | 10:32 | 82 (25) | 94 (25) | 108 (20) | 99 (24) | 116 (26) |
| 15 | chriswords | 50901 | 11:01 | 90 (17) | 94 (19) | 97 (16) | 94 (16) | 119 (19) |
| 16 | scrabbler | 65453 | 11:07 | 75 (21) | 98 (21) | 106 (22) | 101 (22) | 116 (22) |
| 17 | lickert | 65498 | 11:44 | 76 (21) | 97 (22) | 103 (24) | 101 (16) | 121 (20) |
| 18 | glheard | 76237 | 11:52 | 77 (25) | 92 (23) | 113 (23) | 105 (23) | 111 (23) |
| 19 | Topical Tim | 78657 | 11:55 | 76 (26) | 98 (25) | 98 (19) | 105 (25) | 121 (25) |
| 20 | tiggis | 31521 | 11:56 | 76 (13) | 102 (14) | 90 (7) | 116 (11) | 117 (9) |
| 21 | SimonAnthony | 73568 | 12:01 | 79 (24) | 93 (23) | 88 (20) | 124 (21) | 114 (24) |
| 22 | Kinghedger | 62206 | 12:20 | 76 (17) | 101 (21) | 99 (17) | 102 (17) | 114 (22) |
| 23 | neilr | 84316 | 12:32 | 79 (26) | 103 (26) | 101 (23) | 105 (23) | 112 (24) |
| 24 | keriothe_ | 83390 | 12:38 | 70 (23) | 90 (26) | 103 (23) | 113 (25) | 121 (23) |
| 25 | p.wild | 91270 | 12:40 | 87 (26) | 97 (26) | 101 (26) | 103 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 26 | Stavros | 87299 | 12:52 | 78 (26) | 96 (26) | 105 (26) | 101 (23) | 121 (22) |
| 27 | Tom Stubbs | 92296 | 12:55 | 85 (26) | 95 (26) | 104 (26) | 100 (26) | 116 (25) |
| 28 | miked1961 | 41935 | 12:56 | 82 (13) | 100 (14) | 124 (12) | 89 (11) | 102 (14) |
| 29 | andy | 44974 | 13:09 | 73 (11) | 105 (17) | 92 (17) | 108 (12) | 122 (10) |
| 30 | Sheapey | 89157 | 13:23 | 77 (26) | 96 (26) | 92 (20) | 110 (25) | 123 (24) |
| 31 | Ben Staveley | 42702 | 13:25 | 81 (13) | 102 (13) | 115 (12) | 97 (14) | 105 (11) |
| 32 | robertL | 76536 | 13:34 | 88 (19) | 90 (21) | 107 (23) | 95 (21) | 117 (20) |
| 33 | aphasic | 52572 | 13:54 | 88 (15) | 96 (19) | 101 (10) | 99 (17) | 120 (12) |
| 34 | HenryBW | 63717 | 13:58 | 81 (20) | 90 (18) | 111 (16) | 110 (16) | 112 (16) |
| 35 | Silva | 94424 | 14:03 | 81 (26) | 98 (26) | 103 (19) | 103 (26) | 114 (25) |
| 36 | fshephe | 100826 | 14:07 | 89 (25) | 92 (26) | 104 (26) | 102 (26) | 109 (26) |
| 37 | Groucho | 66555 | 14:13 | 86 (24) | 103 (20) | 109 (15) | 101 (18) | 109 (11) |
| 38 | xyster | 35134 | 14:38 | 68 (10) | 98 (9) | 109 (12) | 108 (10) | 113 (9) |
| 39 | MikeOsborne | 101277 | 14:40 | 74 (26) | 98 (26) | 109 (22) | 101 (25) | 117 (26) |
| 40 | KenG | 41630 | 14:45 | 81 (13) | 109 (11) | 92 (11) | 100 (11) | 120 (11) |
| 41 | Tibthorpe | 95824 | 14:55 | 81 (25) | 98 (22) | 110 (24) | 98 (24) | 113 (22) |
| 42 | njnclarke | 47705 | 15:00 | 82 (16) | 108 (13) | 90 (16) | 107 (12) | 152 (6) |
| 43 | Malcj | 81857 | 15:09 | 67 (18) | 101 (21) | 103 (21) | 100 (19) | 121 (21) |
| 44 | Sue Sweeper | 81582 | 15:16 | 78 (17) | 93 (22) | 96 (23) | 105 (17) | 124 (20) |
| 45 | Penfold_61 | 53504 | 15:55 | 72 (12) | 100 (14) | 102 (13) | 111 (15) | 109 (12) |
| 46 | grape | 42313 | 16:01 | 85 (16) | 109 (13) | 102 (7) | 99 (8) | 111 (10) |
| 47 | doublecross | 71174 | 16:01 | 77 (18) | 93 (17) | 118 (16) | 111 (17) | 103 (16) |
| 48 | Crucifer | 51398 | 16:09 | 75 (10) | 94 (13) | 104 (13) | 96 (12) | 119 (15) |
| 49 | David Crooks | 100884 | 16:10 | 76 (24) | 100 (24) | 106 (22) | 99 (23) | 120 (21) |
| 50 | cyrillic | 107091 | 16:22 | 75 (23) | 95 (23) | 103 (24) | 110 (26) | 113 (23) |
| 51 | phthisis | 61214 | 16:27 | 79 (15) | 108 (17) | 89 (12) | 104 (14) | 115 (14) |
| 52 | mikegrocott | 67979 | 16:39 | 86 (11) | 92 (17) | 100 (13) | 102 (18) | 110 (19) |
| 53 | MK76 | 44753 | 16:57 | 90 (16) | 97 (11) | 93 (10) | 106 (9) | 128 (8) |
| 54 | tapbarker | 117694 | 17:30 | 73 (25) | 98 (25) | 105 (24) | 109 (25) | 116 (23) |
| 55 | fuzz | 107575 | 17:55 | 83 (21) | 105 (23) | 102 (24) | 105 (21) | 102 (21) |
| 56 | Golvellius | 97980 | 17:56 | 83 (23) | 103 (21) | 106 (22) | 105 (18) | 102 (17) |
| 57 | Ed freshpot | 117556 | 18:08 | 82 (23) | 97 (24) | 105 (22) | 98 (25) | 115 (24) |
| 58 | OliviaRhineb | 126563 | 18:11 | 76 (26) | 95 (26) | 109 (25) | 105 (26) | 114 (23) |
| 59 | JezWoolfrey | 38379 | 18:16 | 81 (7) | 85 (8) | 91 (11) | 112 (13) | 131 (6) |
| 60 | Squallaby | 119048 | 18:22 | 72 (24) | 94 (25) | 112 (24) | 104 (23) | 119 (22) |
| 61 | LouWeed | 130254 | 18:23 | 82 (26) | 93 (25) | 102 (26) | 105 (25) | 116 (26) |
| 62 | robinh | 122799 | 18:26 | 79 (24) | 97 (24) | 105 (23) | 101 (25) | 115 (25) |
| 63 | Eddddddd | 36793 | 18:34 | 82 (11) | 97 (10) | 96 (8) | 109 (7) | 131 (7) |
| 64 | Craven | 126305 | 18:37 | 83 (26) | 96 (26) | 107 (24) | 101 (24) | 113 (23) |
| 65 | RobR | 99557 | 18:38 | 75 (20) | 102 (19) | 103 (19) | 99 (21) | 119 (20) |
| 66 | GMcD | 129023 | 18:41 | 76 (25) | 100 (25) | 104 (24) | 101 (25) | 117 (26) |
| 67 | LJCN | 113528 | 18:44 | 75 (21) | 94 (22) | 109 (23) | 104 (23) | 114 (22) |
| 68 | annelambirth | 87875 | 19:16 | 88 (21) | 99 (17) | 100 (15) | 102 (20) | 117 (13) |
| 69 | John Arnold | 78327 | 19:46 | 84 (22) | 102 (17) | 99 (11) | 99 (13) | 125 (13) |
| 70 | Looch | 114578 | 19:53 | 78 (24) | 98 (20) | 108 (21) | 93 (19) | 122 (22) |
| 71 | flounderbout | 47783 | 19:54 | 78 (11) | 84 (10) | 112 (8) | 113 (14) | 115 (7) |
| 72 | pterodactyl | 103941 | 19:54 | 84 (22) | 95 (21) | 108 (14) | 103 (21) | 113 (19) |
| 73 | rupe | 41915 | 19:57 | 58 (8) | 88 (10) | 105 (7) | 121 (9) | 118 (11) |
| 74 | Hamish.S | 75444 | 19:57 | 75 (17) | 94 (9) | 108 (17) | 105 (12) | 113 (18) |
| 75 | margaretl | 72778 | 20:12 | 86 (15) | 105 (11) | 116 (10) | 92 (17) | 107 (17) |
| 76 | Zander | 42759 | 20:21 | 76 (10) | 86 (10) | 110 (7) | 94 (9) | 141 (9) |
| 77 | barracuda | 143611 | 20:48 | 81 (25) | 100 (25) | 105 (25) | 101 (25) | 110 (25) |
| 78 | Zabadak | 112555 | 20:50 | 78 (17) | 95 (19) | 96 (21) | 104 (23) | 121 (20) |
| 79 | Pootle | 140468 | 20:54 | 77 (26) | 92 (24) | 90 (22) | 116 (26) | 122 (24) |
| 80 | mcjwright | 143825 | 21:01 | 76 (26) | 96 (26) | 101 (24) | 99 (22) | 125 (26) |
| 81 | benedick | 92255 | 21:03 | 87 (21) | 103 (16) | 110 (15) | 100 (16) | 104 (15) |
| 82 | jaraab | 49836 | 21:17 | 92 (13) | 109 (11) | 92 (8) | 93 (10) | 119 (7) |
| 83 | andrewlake | 120600 | 21:22 | 75 (15) | 96 (25) | 102 (24) | 100 (16) | 115 (24) |
| 84 | hugh.schofield | 64274 | 21:25 | 74 (12) | 103 (13) | 104 (11) | 101 (10) | 113 (14) |
| 85 | kath | 69626 | 21:29 | 82 (14) | 102 (16) | 108 (16) | 103 (10) | 104 (8) |
| 86 | colin2355 | 141011 | 22:10 | 78 (20) | 85 (24) | 103 (23) | 101 (24) | 124 (25) |
| 87 | Solver52 | 157217 | 22:12 | 92 (26) | 96 (25) | 103 (26) | 98 (25) | 108 (26) |
| 88 | peterh | 111998 | 22:13 | 81 (20) | 98 (18) | 103 (21) | 108 (17) | 110 (18) |
| 89 | tonym | 93626 | 22:17 | 92 (19) | 97 (16) | 106 (18) | 101 (13) | 105 (14) |
| 90 | sampson | 73946 | 22:24 | 88 (16) | 97 (14) | 112 (13) | 100 (14) | 108 (8) |
| 91 | jlancs228 | 47096 | 22:25 | 83 (9) | 85 (7) | 117 (8) | 93 (12) | 119 (9) |
| 92 | Kevin Gregg | 127953 | 22:26 | 76 (24) | 98 (23) | 107 (21) | 104 (18) | 119 (19) |
| 93 | george.garlick | 59035 | 22:52 | 82 (14) | 94 (12) | 102 (7) | 110 (9) | 120 (11) |
| 94 | gbestanley | 132947 | 23:04 | 90 (25) | 100 (17) | 95 (21) | 104 (23) | 111 (20) |
| 95 | brian.mcnamara | 112619 | 23:27 | 87 (20) | 96 (16) | 98 (15) | 95 (23) | 128 (16) |
| 96 | Bert Dove | 59210 | 24:04 | 94 (16) | 100 (9) | 108 (7) | 90 (12) | 123 (7) |
| 97 | goblin | 170831 | 24:45 | 81 (26) | 97 (24) | 104 (25) | 106 (24) | 109 (26) |
| 98 | pc8 | 84018 | 25:00 | 71 (9) | 95 (11) | 105 (16) | 101 (15) | 111 (15) |
| 99 | endafk | 107394 | 25:12 | 83 (17) | 102 (18) | 93 (15) | 99 (18) | 127 (13) |
| 100 | dec | 128811 | 25:33 | 83 (22) | 97 (21) | 98 (17) | 105 (16) | 119 (18) |
| 101 | zythum | 134074 | 25:41 | 80 (20) | 96 (20) | 109 (19) | 109 (18) | 104 (20) |
| 102 | rjcassidy | 130861 | 25:57 | 77 (22) | 97 (16) | 112 (16) | 98 (19) | 117 (21) |
| 103 | crosswordian | 107568 | 25:58 | 81 (17) | 100 (15) | 109 (14) | 104 (15) | 106 (18) |
| 104 | James P | 104239 | 26:19 | 67 (15) | 94 (17) | 95 (16) | 106 (11) | 132 (17) |
| 105 | klamery4 | 143519 | 26:34 | 87 (20) | 92 (19) | 107 (22) | 98 (19) | 111 (20) |
| 106 | Manveru | 117861 | 26:54 | 87 (24) | 96 (19) | 104 (14) | 114 (15) | 109 (11) |
| 107 | William M | 56062 | 27:28 | 71 (8) | 89 (9) | 118 (7) | 107 (10) | 111 (10) |
| 108 | Edprof | 64702 | 27:39 | 73 (9) | 94 (12) | 104 (9) | 92 (10) | 138 (9) |
| 109 | eniamretrauq | 140082 | 27:47 | 81 (18) | 95 (20) | 100 (21) | 99 (16) | 121 (19) |
| 110 | Chadwick | 163511 | 27:48 | 70 (15) | 94 (25) | 104 (22) | 103 (22) | 116 (24) |
| 111 | Semillon | 96802 | 27:49 | 77 (13) | 78 (13) | 99 (16) | 103 (14) | 144 (12) |
| 112 | alwsn8 | 75449 | 28:34 | 76 (10) | 102 (10) | 103 (11) | 98 (12) | 116 (11) |
| 113 | NAPASAI | 69449 | 28:56 | 67 (10) | 79 (8) | 126 (11) | 99 (12) | 120 (9) |
| 114 | phmfantom | 71796 | 29:11 | 70 (12) | 90 (8) | 108 (8) | 112 (13) | 119 (10) |
| 115 | alexh | 77529 | 29:22 | 73 (16) | 94 (8) | 100 (11) | 87 (9) | 159 (10) |
| 116 | Waterloo | 139745 | 29:28 | 61 (19) | 80 (17) | 134 (17) | 118 (19) | 108 (17) |
| 117 | Peter Sykes | 124460 | 29:38 | 81 (18) | 105 (16) | 105 (15) | 93 (17) | 120 (14) |
| 118 | Tudds | 205220 | 29:44 | 71 (24) | 90 (26) | 116 (25) | 106 (25) | 113 (25) |
| 119 | Mkgnao | 201061 | 29:55 | 75 (26) | 96 (26) | 114 (24) | 100 (23) | 117 (23) |
| 120 | nekabue | 203195 | 29:58 | 73 (24) | 90 (25) | 111 (25) | 105 (25) | 118 (24) |
| 121 | SlumdogEngineer | 140259 | 30:21 | 66 (19) | 89 (14) | 104 (19) | 104 (18) | 136 (17) |
| 122 | rosselliot | 177862 | 31:12 | 84 (20) | 89 (25) | 113 (19) | 107 (22) | 108 (19) |
| 123 | 1234 | 114875 | 31:23 | 79 (14) | 106 (15) | 98 (16) | 92 (10) | 118 (16) |
| 124 | JohnDun | 191273 | 31:52 | 81 (20) | 93 (22) | 104 (24) | 96 (22) | 121 (22) |
| 125 | koro | 224154 | 31:55 | 80 (26) | 99 (26) | 104 (25) | 98 (25) | 117 (25) |
| 126 | ulaca | 176736 | 32:43 | 72 (23) | 106 (21) | 105 (20) | 93 (17) | 127 (19) |
| 127 | joss henry | 146112 | 32:54 | 78 (18) | 97 (20) | 120 (17) | 93 (16) | 116 (13) |
| 128 | Crippens1 | 124365 | 33:25 | 83 (18) | 112 (12) | 96 (13) | 101 (16) | 113 (13) |
| 129 | Glyndwr | 117745 | 34:25 | 77 (13) | 101 (15) | 110 (17) | 104 (15) | 103 (7) |
| 130 | Paulypops | 165481 | 36:46 | 91 (23) | 103 (20) | 96 (16) | 101 (15) | 115 (11) |
| 131 | Nangle | 157322 | 36:55 | 76 (15) | 98 (14) | 105 (18) | 98 (19) | 120 (15) |
| 132 | maryht | 228948 | 37:02 | 91 (23) | 92 (26) | 106 (17) | 94 (24) | 118 (23) |
| 133 | Pleasuredome | 225999 | 37:17 | 84 (25) | 105 (25) | 108 (25) | 92 (18) | 111 (18) |
| 134 | Gussie | 96609 | 38:20 | 64 (8) | 111 (8) | 97 (14) | 110 (9) | 108 (13) |
| 135 | wyn.dil | 139286 | 42:12 | 78 (13) | 105 (12) | 95 (12) | 109 (14) | 109 (14) |
| 136 | symbenall2 | 118388 | 43:50 | 64 (12) | 95 (11) | 119 (11) | 97 (10) | 125 (11) |
| 137 | Msimmo | 85971 | 46:13 | 92 (8) | 92 (9) | 95 (9) | 100 (8) | 126 (7) |
| 138 | WordPlodder | 150292 | 50:05 | 64 (6) | 107 (18) | 91 (13) | 112 (13) | 97 (10) |
| 139 | Masha | 188218 | 52:16 | 79 (16) | 103 (10) | 105 (12) | 94 (15) | 118 (17) |